Again from the Green Party on the race for NY Governor....about their pro-people stances!!!..... Fellow progressives, You probably already know about the unprecedented level of support and endorsements the Green Party statewide candidates are attracting, and if youre like me youve been impressed by one of the most serious and credible statewide campaigns the Greens have seen yet. But we are being bombarded with another set of messages. If you have an e-mail inbox, a Facebook account, a postal mailbox, a TV, or open eyes as you walk down the street, youve probably seen a flashy ad campaign asking you to vote to reelect Andrew Cuomo. But strangely enough, these ads seem to be competing with each other! Thats because four different political parties are vying for your vote for the same candidate, promising discontent but complacent voters the ability to send a message while still voting for the winning candidate. Meanwhile Working Families candidate Cuomo told the Daily News this week that public schools are the last public monopoly, and that he plans to continue pushing the divisive high-stakes testing, charter schools, and privatization that are disenfranchising working families. Green candidate Howie Hawkins said that this is just the latest episode in Cuomos ongoing attacks on public education and teachers. Andrew Cuomo is turning New Yorks schools into the Hunger Games. He pushes a game of competitive grants, charter schools, and high-stakes testing. This type of competition leaves a lot of losers. But our childrens education is not a game. Voting for Cuomo, no matter which ballot line, will only send the message that our elected leaders can walk all over us with no accountability. Fortunately the Green Party has a diverse and brilliant set of candidates we can feel proud to support: Howie Hawkins is a working teamster and lifelong environmental and labor activist; he is a walking encyclopedia of political knowledge and history with original, practical, and ambitious ideas to approach every issue under the sun. Brian Jones, Howies running mate, is a veteran New York City schoolteacher who has successfully organized against charter school co-locations, budget cuts, and school closings. His addition to the ticket brought throngs of enthusiastic supporters who have been impressed by his good heart, charisma, and tireless energy. Ramon Jimenez, our candidate for Attorney General, is a peoples lawyer from the South Bronx who speaks with fire from his belly against the racial and social injustices in New York, and who is renowned for his leading role in saving Hostos Community College. Theresa Portelli, our Comptroller candidate, is a tireless civil servant with experience managing multimillion dollar statewide budgets and with big ideas about managing the state pension fund with an eye toward ethics, morality, and sustainability. We want to ask you to use your people power to spread the word about our inspiring candidates, and counter the message of the other party lines acting as fronts for one of the most conservative and corrupt Democrats in a generation. Spread the word that there is a candidate fighting for the 99%, for fully funded public schools, 100% clean energy by 2030, $15 an hour minimum wage, and who is not accepting corporate contributions: Post to social media with the hash tag #VoteGreen, and a message about why you are supporting the Hawkins/Jones campaign! Invite your friends to the #VoteGreen Facebook event. Come to one of the get out the vote rallies and other campaign outreach events in the final few days. We are seeking volunteers in the lead up to Election Day to help Get Out the VOTE. Check out our GOTV Action Center to sign up to volunteer! Have you figured out when during the day and where you will vote? Do you know your polling place? You can find it here: elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html Lets build an independent left alternative that can win more and more local seats and build a real base of power to challenge one of the last public monopolies - the corporate political parties! Thanks for all you do, Josh Feintuch, Brooklyn Green Party of NY Executive Committee
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:36:51 +0000
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